BEIS is a multi-layered government department with a remit of unparalleled size and scope. We are instrumental in ensuring that businesses are safe, compliant, well regulated, profitable and able to innovate. Excellent stakeholder relationships are at the heart of our success. And with responsibility for business, industrial strategy, science, innovation, energy and climate change, there are many important relationships for us to forge.

Right now, our role has never been more vital, and stakeholder engagement has rarely had a bigger potential impact. We’re working at the heart of the EU exit process - driving understanding of the implications, and informing plans for the future. The developments we will influence are unprecedented in their breadth, complexity and scope. It is essential to create robust, fit-for-purpose policy which will deliver real benefits to the UK now and in the future. Key to this will be the creation and maintenance of strong relationships with a host of individuals and organisations.

To ensure we deliver on these challenges, we are inviting exceptional people to bring new perspectives to our work. We have developed a range of secondment opportunities in Stakeholder Management, suitable for people from business, industry and other sectors. If your employer is willing to second you to BEIS, they - and you - will benefit significantly from the experience you’ll gain here.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play a part in developing high profile stakeholder relationships. Bringing your skills and insights to a fast-paced, complex and exciting political environment, you will operate at the heart of government. You’ll play a part in building strong bridges between government and the private sector. You will have a direct impact on re-shaping the UK’s relationship with business, Europe and the world for decades to come.

We will look to you to take the lead on forging and deepening relationships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. These will range from policy teams, to ministers of diverse departments, to heads of industry. You may bring to the role experience in an area such as business development, negotiation or project management. Whatever your background, you are used to using exceptional presentation skills in a senior position.

You can look forward to opportunities to make critical decisions in key areas of our work. Along the way, you will gain access to the workings of government, insights into the development of legislation, and unique perspectives on decision making, accountability and transparency. You will return with a host of new and valuable skills, ways of thinking, relationships and achievements.